# Chicken price rises

> Nepal's chicken prices rose 10-15% over two to three months after floods, a customs duty hike on chicken feed, and bird flu reports at some farms. Live broiler prices reached Rs 250 per kg, while consumption reportedly fell 40% in recent days.

- Date: 2019-08-01 · published 2019-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Nepal · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58238-chicken-price-rises
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A customs duty increase on feed raises input costs for Nepali producers and reduces chick placements, tightening local supply and shrinking feed import demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thehimalayantimes.com: https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/chicken-price-rises

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